Some of the inventions and gifts to mankind the Whiteman created, while blacks argue "weez built dat"

ALMANAC: Earliest versions in ancient Greece/Babylon; more modern versions occurred in succession starting in the Middle Ages in Europe. AIR CONDITIONING UNIT: Willis Carrier, 1902 AUTO FISHING DEVICE: In use in the US by the mid-1800s. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: Earliest example in Germany; in the US, the Sturtevant brothers had the 1st design for an automatic transmission in 1904. BABY BUGGY: William Kent, 1733. BICYCLE/BICYCLE FRAME: Kirkpatrick MacMillan, 1839. BISCUIT CUTTER: Used for thousands of years by ancient cultures. CELLULAR PHONE: Martin Cooper, 1973. CHAMBER COMMODE: Used in Europe well before the 1800s. CHESS: Originated in northwest India (Indians are Caucasians). CLOTHES DRYER: M. Pochon, 1800; electric version by Brooks Stevens in 1940s. CURTAIN ROD: DOOR KNOB: Used 1st in 1700s, well before patent by Dorsey. DUSTPAN: Lon Cheney Jr., 1858. EGG BEATER: Turner Williams, 1870 ELECTRIC BULB: Joseph Swan and Thomas Edison, 1879 ELEVATOR: Henry Waterman, 1850 and Elisha Otis, 1852 FIBER OPTICS: Daniel Colladon and Jacques Babinet in Paris, 1840s. FIRE ESCAPE: Daniel Maseres, 1784. FIRE EXTINGUISHER: Ambrose Godfrey, 1723. FOLDING BED: William Murphy, 1900. FOLDING CHAIR: Used in ancient Rome, Greece, Egypt. FOUNTAIN PEN: 1st example in Middle East; thereafter improved upon in Europe. GAS MASK: Lewis Phectic Haslett, 1849. GOLF TEE: Percy Ellis, 1892. GUITAR: Descended from ancient instruments; 1st incarnation used in Renaissance. HAIR BRUSH: Used in Britain before the 1800s. HAND STAMP: William Dockwra and Robert Murray, 1680. HORSESHOE: Used in Europe since the early Middle Ages. INSECT DESTROYER GUN: Invented in 1923 by Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, patented as the ‘flit’ gun. IMPROV: Performed in Italy from the 16th century. IRONING BOARD: W. Vandenburg and J. Harvery, 1858. KEY CHAIN: Use of keys goes back thousands of years; key chains have been used for hundreds of years as use of keys became widespread. LANTERN: Earliest varieties go back hundreds of years to European and Chinese inventors. LAWN MOWER: Edwin Budding, 1827. LAWN SPRINKLER: J. Lessler, 1871. LEMON SQUEEZER: Used 1st in Turkey in early 1700s. LOCK: Used 1st 4000 years ago in Assyria. LUBRICANT: Used by the Romans thousands of years ago. LUNCH PAIL: Earliest examples in early 1800s US; Leo May invented the aluminum variety in 1954. MAIL BOX: 1st mail boxes installed in Paris in 1653; mail slots 1st widely used in Paris/England in mid 1800s. MOP: Jacob Howe, 1837 MOTOR: James Watts, 1763; de Rivaz, 1807; Karl Benz, 1896 (all white males). PEANUT BUTTER: Peanut butter was invented and reinvented many times during history. Peanuts were known as early as 950 B.C.; According to the Corn Products Company, Dr. Ambrose Straub of St. Louis patented a peanut butter-making machine in 1903 and some unknown doctor invented peanut butter in 1890. PENCIL SHARPENER: Bernard Lassimone, 1828. PHONE TRANSMITTER: Heinrich Hertz, 1887. RECORD PLAYER and RECORD PLAYER ARM: Thomas Edison, 1877. REFRIGERATOR: William Cullen, 1748; Oliver Evans, 1805 (both white males). RIDING SADDLE: Used in England in the 1700s. ROCK AND ROLL: Has its roots in a merge between early white and black musical forms, but the modern version ‘Rock’ had predominantly white performers and innovators. ROLLING PIN: Used 1st by the Etruscans in the 9th century B.C. SPARK PLUG: Etienne Lenoir, 1860. STRAIGHTENING COMB: Invented in France prior to patent by CJ Walker. STETHOSCOPE: Rene Laennec, 1816. STOVE: Used thousands of years ago 1st in Asia, then in Europe. STREET SWEEPER: C.S. Bishop, 1849. SUGAR: Produced in ancient India. THERMOSTAT: Warren Johnson, 1883. TRAFFIC LIGHT: J.P. Knight, 1868; Lester Wire, 1912 (both white males). TRICYCLE: Invented in Germany in 1680 and improved in France in 1789 by Blanchard/Maguier. TYPEWRITER: 1st patent in Britain: Henry Mill, 1714.